Just as Naomi expected, something shifted in Ethan's expression the second Lawson finished talking.
"You're that fond of Naomi as an employee, Mr. Lawson?" Ethan sidestepped the question entirely.
Lawson blinked, then nodded. "Sure am. Just wondering whether Mr. Blackwood's more interested in protecting his staff, or protecting our deal."
Something uneasy settled over Naomi, her frown deepening.
Is he actually going to hand me over to keep this contract?
For a moment, something cracked in her certainty about who Ethan actually was.
Maybe I never really knew him at all. Maybe everything I thought I understood about him was just surface.
While she was still turning that over, Ethan crossed to her side and dropped his voice low enough that only she could hear. "You humiliated Lawson la
